Negusse Yigzaw

• Master of Science
• Monitoring and Evalution Officer at WeForest

WeForest (www.weforest.org) is an international non-profit organization working on large-scale Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) programs. The mission of the organization is to advance innovative, scalable and long lasting solutions to restore degraded forest and landscapes for climate, people and planet. We promote scientific evidence for the...

Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) is carried out with the objective of regaining ecological functions and enhancing human well-being through intervention in degrading ecosystems. However, uncertainties and risks related to FLR make it difficult to predict long-term outcomes and inform investment plans. We applied a Stochastic Impact Evaluation...

This data article provides the datasets that are used in the holistic ex-ante impact evaluation of an irrigation dam construction project in Northern Ethiopia [1]. We used an expert knowledge elicitation approach as a means of acquiring the data. The data shared here captures all the parameters considered important in the impact pathway (i.e. the e...

Irrigation plays a significant role in achieving food and nutrition security in dry regions. However, detailed ex- ante appraisals of irrigation development investments are required to efficiently allocate resources and optimize returns on investment. Due to the inherent system complexity and uncertain consequences of irrigation develop- ment inter...

Irrigation dams and other forms of flood and rainwater harvesting infrastructure may make important contributions to help farmers reduce poverty, improve food and nutrition security, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Water harvesting and retention systems are of particular importance in arid and semi-arid areas, such as Northern Ethio-pia...